If you’re looking at CNC machines, or machine tools in general, heavier is better. That old drill press or mill made of a few hundred pounds of cast iron isn’t just better because it’s stood the test of time for a hundred years — greater mass equals less vibration. Thanks to modern epoxy resins, we
Read MoreIt’s most likely because you reuse your passwords. Hackers reportedly access TurboTax accounts and tax returns – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Jordan Peele film’s creepy family is already making scary trailers. Us international trailer puts a creepy family in all the shadows – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWill some more performance and aggressive styling be enough to convince people to buy a $20,000 electric motorcycle? Zero Motorcycles' electric SR/F is a two-wheeled street fightin' man – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe SR/F is Zero’s sportiest and most aggressive offering to date, but will people actually buy it? Zero Motorcycles' SR/F streetfighter seeks to go all Blanka on its competition – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Microsoft co-founder also talks about health care costs and climate change during a Reddit AMA. Bill Gates says he should have to pay more in taxes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVlad Savov / The Verge: Huawei Mate X hands-on: it has a refined design that gets us closest to an ideal foldable with minimal compromises, but major UX and durability questions remain — The Mate X blazes a trail toward fitting more screen in your pocket — Huawei’s zealousness about keeping journalists’ hands off …
Read MoreIn more than 600,000 attempts at spelling actress Scarlett Johansson’s name, fewer than one-in-three were successful. In terms of absolute certainty, all we can be sure of is that most would get the first five letters correct. Called “The Gyllenhaal Experiment,” after both Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal — both actors with hard-to-spell names — the
Read MoreThere’s always a magic moment for our community in the lifecycle of any piece of technology: the point at which it first becomes available for pennies on the surplus market. Something which could previously be had only at a price is rendered down to mere pennies, and we are free to hack to our heart’s
Read MoreChristina Farr / CNBC: Google launches program in India to screen diabetics for eye conditions that can cause blindness, using its machine learning image analysis tools — – Google and Verily are developing technologies to screen for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. Google launches program in India to screen diabetics for eye conditions that
Read MoreBloomberg: As US pushes ahead with the Cloud Act, which lets authorities get overseas data, after enacting it about a year ago, many in EU worry about extraterritoriality — – U.S. Cloud Act is raising concern about extraterritoriality — Act allows authorities to get data overseas, EU to negotiate As US pushes ahead with the
Read MoreCNN: Amid employee pushback, Satya Nadella defends Microsoft’s $479M US Army contract for HoloLens, says Microsoft will not withhold tech from democratic governments — Barcelona (CNN Business)Satya Nadella has defended Microsoft’s $479 million contract to supply augmented reality systems … Amid employee pushback, Satya Nadella defends Microsoft's 9M US Army contract for HoloLens, says Microsoft
Read More{$inline_image} Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine: The revised and worsened Articles 11/13 of the EU Copyright Directive reflect extreme protectionism on behalf of media companies, reminiscent of US’ SOPA/PIPA — I’ve spent a worrisome weekend reading three documents from Europe about regulating the net: — The revived, revised … The revised and worsened Articles 11/13 of
Read MoreThe stalls at this year’s Mobile World Congress have no shortage of bizarre phones – from devices that fold over, to somewhat sketchy handsets that mine cryptocurrencies. The Energizer Power Max P18K Pop, however, takes the biscuit. It then eats that biscuit, and then a whole load more, because it’s unspeakably thick. It’s thicker than
Read MoreMaria Ressa exposed violence-inciting fake accounts on Facebook linked to President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, which the company delayed removing. ‘Seeded in social media’: Jailed Philippine journalist says Facebook is partly responsible for her predicament Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreDuring the summer months it might be known as “America’s Playground”, but around this time of year, Atlantic City is generally the destination of choice for bus loads of seniors looking to burn up some of that fixed income. Of course, that was before the WOPR Summit came to town. From March 1st to the
Read MoreThe new capabilities of HoloLens 2 reinforce Microsoft’s leadership position in a pillar of computing’s future. The company’s steadfast focus on enterprise productivity, though, may leave it vulnerable as mixed reality becomes more mainstream. HoloLens 2 puts the future of computing in Microsoft's hands Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Windows Defender ATP service, which provides pre- and post-breach detection and investigation, is finally generally available for Windows 7 and 8.1. Microsoft's Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection service now available for Windows 7, 8.1 clients Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe carrier wants to wait until it gets a phone that takes full advantage of its broader coverage spectrum. T-Mobile delays full 600MHz 5G launch until second half of 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreForget about the $2,600 price tag. The Galaxy Fold and Mate X aren’t just about the money. I used the Huawei Mate X and now I'm a foldable phone believer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhere Android’s going, you won’t need passwords. Google looks to leave passwords behind for a billion Android devices – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor all the advances in medical diagnostics made over the last two centuries of modern medicine, from the ability to peer deep inside the body with the help of superconducting magnets to harnessing the power of molecular biology, it seems strange that the enduring symbol of the medical profession is something as simple as the
Read MoreJacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Sprint says it will launch its 5G network in May, starting in four US cities, and that the 5G network will be part of Google Fi and not use millimeter wave tech — Sprint plans to launch its 5G network this May, starting in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Kansas City.
Read MoreJoin us Wednesday at noon Pacific time for the All Things Enigma Hack Chat! This week’s Hack Chat is a bit of a departure for us because our host, Simon Jansen, has tackled so many interesting projects that it’s hard to settle on one topic. Simon is a multidisciplinary hacker whose interests run the gamut
Read MoreVirgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo accelerated to Mach 3.0 on its way to space, Feb. 22. Richard Branson’s “world’s commercial spaceline” hopes to fly tourists as soon as this year. Watch Virgin Galactic’s SpaceshipTwo fly into space for the second time Source: Washington Post Tech
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